Theatre

Learn about Meyerhold’s form of physical theatre, biomechanics, and understand and perform ‘The Slap’. This course introduces you to world-renowned Russian director Meyerhold’s technique of biomechanics. It invites you to study and experience first-hand his revolutionary biomechanical étude, ‘The [...]

Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.

Performance Studies: An Introduction explores the wide world of performance--from theatre, dance, and music to ritual, play, political campaigns, social media, and the performances of everyday life. Performance studies also ranges across cultures--Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas. And it spans historical periods from the art of the [...]

Ce cours porte sur l’histoire de la littérature et des idées du 18e siècle français. Il vise à présenter l’ensemble du siècle, les œuvres et les auteurs aussi bien que les combats d’idées qui traversent les Lumières. L’accent sera mis sur les « grands auteurs » (Montesquieu, Prévost, Marivaux, [...]

Learn how to practice Meyerhold’s biomechanics and study its place in the history of physical theatre.

Conheça a personalidade política do grande escritor português Almeida Garrett e explore a dimensão histórica da peça Frei Luis de Sousa.

Tout ce qu’on doit savoir sur le théâtre français du 17e siècle pour pleinement apprécier les chefs-d’œuvre de Molière, de Corneille et de Racine. Le théâtre classique du 17e siècle passe pour le sommet de l’art du théâtre en France. Ses trois représentants les plus connus, Corneille et Racine [...]

Explore Shakespeare's plays of young love, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to learn what makes them so compelling and magical. This literature and theater course will delve into two wonderful plays of young love, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and try to bring [...]